Gotta love the cart optimizer. I can just load up my cart with all the cards I need, then I hit a button and it sorts them while taking each store's price + shipping into account so that I get the lowest price possible.

This may be a silly question, but I am looking to buy a few cards, around 10-15 rares off TCGPLayer and get them sent to me in Aust.

I saw all the different stores with prices, so ofcourse not all the cards will come from the same source. Does this mean that I may not get all the cards at once? OR do TCG get all the cards in that you ordered FROM THE STORES, and then send them out together, at the same time?

I go to any LGS that sell singles; they will sell commons/uncommons for cheap, generally.

Also, go during draft nights. When sets get stale, some people will give away their "draft chaff"; myself included. I've given away tons of cards because I opened a box and opened 4 of's the commons that I need.

I love cardkingdom.com. Always feel like it gives fairer prices then SCG (not that says a lot) And their shipping is great. Usually recieve things in just 2-3 days and I live on the oppisite side of the US

Price also heavily depends on the card. Just because a card is common doesn't mean it's going to be super cheap. lotus petal is 3.00, daze is 2.75, the common version of rancors are 3.35, and then there are uncommons that can be worth a lot more. Force of wills are 65 bucks, berserk is 54.00 and mana drain is a whopping 146.00 bucks.

This isn't even getting into the myriad of cards that are worth tons of money because of how old they are, like and alpha edition bolt is worth 37 bucks, an alpha edition sinkhole is 70 bucks and library of alexandria, an uncommon, is worth a wallet crippling two hundred and twenty two dollars.

But yeah, most commons are worth like .05 cents to .15 cents depending on how just barely playable they are.

The only cards that are really valuable just because they're old are Alpha and Beta cards. Sinkhole and Library are bad examples; they're still quite playable (in Legacy/Vintage) and have only been printed a few times. If Sinkhole was printed in 4th at common its price tag would be lower.

The site has its pros and cons, what with the fact you're actually ordering from particulars who have a limited selection of cards, but I've found buying singles there ended up being much cheaper than any online store I've ever checked.

Depends on the commons! For those outside the US/Canada... well actually, those in Europe, I recommend magiccardmarket.eu. Shipping is not especially fast as the cards are shipped peer-to-peer, not from stores, and usually across Europe, but it is good value and I've yet to have a bad experience!